SENATE BILL 702

Sponsored By:

Senator Klausmeier

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

Synopsis:

Requiring an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for hearing aids to an insured or enrolled individual who is not a minor child and that places a dollar limit on the hearing aid benefit to allow the individual to choose a hearing aid that is priced higher than the benefit payable under the policy or contract and pay the difference between the price of the hearing aid and the dollar limit on the benefit; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Finance

2/9

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/15

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/4

Returned Passed

House Action

3/16

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/23

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 526

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Hearing Aids

Patients

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-838 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 627670/01     Offered on: March 11, 2011   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 15, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

April 3, 2011: Third Reading Passed (137-0)